Eastham Salt Marsh
Eastham Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Penniman House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Heller Land: 0.3 mi
- Capowack Land Trust: 0.4 mi
- Heller Land: 0.4 mi
- Deacon Paine: 0.4 mi
- Yonce Swamp: 0.6 mi
- Windmill Green: 1.0 mi
- Windmill Park: 1.8 mi
- Wiley Park: 1.8 mi
- Eldredge Park: 2.6 mi
- Three Sisters of Nauset: 3.0 mi
- Herring Pond Beach: 1.1 mi
- First Encounter Beach: 1.8 mi
- Wiley Park Beach: 1.8 mi
- Herring Brook Beach: 2.1 mi
- Coast Guard Beach: 2.2 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.3 mi
- Skiff Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mill Hill: 3.3 mi
- Tawasentha Hill: 4.2 mi
- Grassy Nook: 5.1 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 0.3 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 1.2 mi
- Jeremiah's Gutter: 1.6 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500: 2.4 mi
- Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814: 2.4 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 1.5 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.2 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 7.8 mi
- The Catch: 2.5 mi
- Chime: 4.7 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 19.1 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 19.1 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 19.4 mi
- Penniman House: 0.2 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 1.8 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 2.4 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 8.9 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 8.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 7.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 8.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 11.9 mi
- rest area: 13.6 mi
- Nauset Light: 3.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 3.1 mi
- Oil House: 3.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 10.1 mi
- Oil House: 10.1 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 4.8 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 19.8 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 21.4 mi
- Indian Neck: 7.1 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 11.0 mi
- Salten Point: 19.0 mi
- Fullers Point: 22.4 mi
- Picnick Area: 4.6 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Long Point: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eastham Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SW 221° | 165 m | 5.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 243° | 60 m | 12.5 mi |
| Clay Hill | WSW 246° | 58 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WSW 243° | 45 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mill Hill | SSW 211° | 41 m | 3.3 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 343° | 41 m | 16.1 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 345° | 38 m | 14.2 mi |
| Scorton Hill | WSW 253° | 35 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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